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[monkeygirl]

Also ask.com is very good to because it come up with other links!

[Nelson]

I prefer the good ol' library, but I use the World Book or the Encarta for main info, after dusty used it to help me with homework !

[wiffy]

another excellent place to do research for school, or just reading to expand general knowledge:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

[Essie]

I use http://google.com ...
how bout u?Id like to kno to search,coz for weekend we have a stupid info search

[dusty]

About.com is a very informative site. Here's their homework help section for young people:

http://about.com/homework/

P.S. Is the topic starter coming back? I would suggest that the first post is kept updated with a list of good sites.

[Peaceful_Hammie]

My Middle School website hold this information. (I will keep the name a secret because my middle school has a school name that no other school in the U.S. uses.)

CLASSICAL AUTHORS:
www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors **
www.biography.com**
www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/authors.html**
www.sparknotes.com**

FOR ANIMALS:
www.defenders.org**
www.nwf.org**
www.nationalgeographic.com**
www.nearctica.com**
www.pressplus.com/pinelands/animals**
www.mostlywildlife.com**(Click on the reports,connections)

DEBATING ISSUES
www.looksmart.com*
www.clearinghouse.net/ratings.html * (click on broad subject such as social issues and then click on topic you are researching, if it is listed.)
www.google.com*
www.gallup.com* (polls)

POETS:
http://yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors
www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
www.looksmart.com (search “poets” or a specific poet’s name)
www.poets.org
www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/authors.html
http://authors.about.com/arts/authors
www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/poems/index.html
www.sparknotes.com/poetry/.dir/

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY:
www.seaworld.org
www.epa.gov/kids
www.libraryspot.com (Click on Ref Desk and then click on topic in left collumn or openn up Reference Desk box on top of screento find your topic.)
www.madsci.org (click on Madsci and then click on your topipin the left column.)
www.usgs.gov/education
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

HISTORY:
www.so.edu/resource/faq
www.cwc.lsu.edu
www.historychannel.com/index.html
www.earlyamerica.com
http://americanhistory.about.com
www.ibiscom.com/index.html

HERE MY MY IDEA:

Go to your library! They have the best and trusting information!

[miss hamster]

google.com

[Ldoerr]

Why is this considered a pinned topic????? It is just people saying go google stuff. There are only 2 posts that have any real info and most of those are either spam or stuff that is accessed through google. Can the Mods please un sticky this? It have not been used in almost 3 years.